Insights

8 June 2022

YALTA Storymap Showcases Youth led Agroecological Businesses across East Africa

The YALTA Initiative has launched an agroecology story map to showcase the youth-led agroecological best practices which have been developed by the young entrepreneurs who’ve been trained through its programme.

7 June 2022

Expert Round Table | The Netherlands: a strong leader for food security?

In December 2021, Netherlands Food Partnership in collaboration with The Broker organised an expert round table on how the Netherlands can be better held accountable for its commitments and obligations around SDG 2 and the right to adequate food.

31 May 2022

Scenario Analysis and Webinar on Food Security Impacts of the Ukraine War

How can humanitarian and development organisations prepare for future impacts on food security due to the Ukraine war? To answer this question NFP, KUNO, and eight international NGOs worked with Wageningen University & Research to develop four scenarios that provide insights into possible implications for their work. The results were discussed in a webinar on 24 May where organisations looked forward together to see what they could do within their mandates to steer towards better prepared future actions.

30 May 2022

Four Myths about Flexible Programming that limit I/NGO Effectiveness in Protracted Crises

Flexible programming allows organisations to remain relevant in fluid environments like humanitarian crises, or while building resilience to shocks and stresses such as drought or local conflict. The Broker, ZOA and NFP recently concluded a project that created guidance for INGOs and policymakers to take advantage of space for flexible programming that might otherwise be overlooked.

12 May 2022

Senior Expert Case | Scaling Readiness Contributes to Innovations for Food Security

Maximising the success rate of innovations is important to contribute to efficiently use limited resources. According to researchers C. Leeuwis (WUR) and M. Schut (CGIAR), researchers can systematically increase the impact of their innovation with the Scaling Readiness approach.

9 May 2022

CGIAR and Wageningen University Develop Online Course on Innovation and Scaling

CGIAR and Wageningen University have developed an online course to support organisations, project teams and their partners in developing a common understanding of innovation and scaling in the context of international development.

3 May 2022

Scoping opportunities in Indonesia

Last week NFP joined a preparatory visit to Indonesia, organized by the Dutch Embassy, with WUR and Nuffic Neso joining. This preparatory visit was held to get a clear understanding of the development of the food estate, as well as connecting with local stakeholders and identifying opportunities for Dutch actors in the private sector and knowledge institutes to get engaged.

28 April 2022

In Conversation with Marco Streng | NEADAP Dairy Network Advisor

Marco Streng recently joined the Netherlands East Africa Dairy Partnership (NEADAP) as a Dairy Network Advisor. Based out of Nairobi, Marco sat down with us to discuss some of the interesting initiatives he’s already started working on and will continue to drive forward dairy innovation across the region in the months and years ahead.

20 April 2022

Youth Agroecological Businesses Awarded at YALTA Business Accelerator Pitch Finale

On April 1, the YALTA Business Accelerator Pitch Finale took place, with 11 finalists from four countries competing for an award for their agroecology-related business. The Finale was held simultaneously in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, with presentations streamed live from each country.

14 April 2022

Food and Nutrition Security Stakeholder Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Policy Input

Food and Nutrition Security is a key domain in Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation policy. On 5 April NFP hosted a consultation meeting, in which Dutch and international food and nutrition actors and professionals provided their input and ideas, for the Dutch Government's new policy on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.